M. Fosmire et A. Bulgac, NEON SCATTERING OFF SODIUM CLUSTERS AT FINITE TEMPERATURES, Zeitschrift fur Physik. D, Atoms, molecules and clusters, 40(1-4), 1997, pp. 458-461
We present findings from computer simulations of collisions of neon at
omic beams with Na-20 atomic clusters at different internal temperatur
es. A functional form for the double differential cross section is det
ermined, and no simple signature of a phase transition is seen, even t
hough the clusters undergo a melting phase transition in the temperatu
re range investigated (100 K - 400 K). However, such experiments can b
e used effectively to measure the internal cluster temperature.